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back at 6:00 p.m. for an hour of news. updates always on www.cbssf.com. we will see you at 6:00 p.m. >> quijano: weighing the response to north korea. hours after the north's failed missile launch, the trump administration calls it a provocation, adding the defiant communist nation's behavior cann nue. also tonight, easter around the world. from formal services at the vatican and the holy land to the marshmallow drop near detroit. the historic referendum from turkey. we're in istanbul with the latest. and, 70 years after jackie robinson broke baseball's color barrier, the hall of famer is honored with another statue. >> this day everybody wears 42. this is the "cbs weekend news." >> quijano: good evening, i'm elaine quijano.
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this is the western edition of the broadcast. president trump's national security advisor says the u.s. and china are working on a range of options in response to north korea's failed missile launch early sunday local time. vice president mike pence in south korea on this easter sunday, called the defiant misfire a provocation. he told american troops it was a reminder of the risks they face in the peninsula. more now from ben tracy in pyongyang. >> north korea has successfully launched at least five ballistic missiles this year, including four of them at once back in march. but their latest attempt was a failure. on sunday morning, what the u.s. believes was a medium-range ballistic missile, launched from the country's submarine base near sinpo, exploded about five seconds after it left the ground. ♪ ♪ it's an embarrassing failure for north korean leader, kim jong- un, who staged a massive military parade saturday. it was intended to show strength
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just as a u.s. naval strike group nears the korean peninsula, sent there by president trump to dissuade the north from launching more missiles and conducting more nuclear tests. today, vice president mike pence landed in south korea, for a ten-day tour of asia, to reassure the u.s.'s allies. >> under president trump's leadership, our resolve has never been stronger. our commitment to this historic alliance with the courageous people of south korea has never been stronger. and with your help, and with god's help, freedom will ever prevail on this peninsula. >> reporter: in pyongyang, our government-guided tour of the north korean capital continued with barely any mention of the missile failure. but they have brought us to a water park, and we are apparently also going to a flower show. many people in north korea will never know what happened, as missile failures are usually not acknowledged by the government. >> i'm sorry, i can't believe
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it. >> reporter: you can't believe it? >> well , i will watch tv later. >> reporter: do you think it will be on tv later? >> i don't think it is true. >> reporter: launching a missile is less provocative than had north korea conducted another nuclear test. a white house official said had they done that the u.s. would have taken, "other actions." elaine. >> quijano: ben tracy, pyongyang, in north korea for us thank you. president trump spent the holiday weekend with his family in mar a lago resort. errol barnett has the latest from west palm beach. >> reporter: president trump and first lady melania trump spent easter morning with family members at the same south florida church where they were married. and while the commander in chief did tweet everyone a happy easter... >> what do we want? >> tax returns! >> when do we want them? >> now! >> reporter: he also responded to nation-wide demonstrations, calling for the release of his tax returns. he cited his electoral majority and wrote,
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rallies yesterday, the election is over. mr. trump also explained why mr. trump also explained why he's walking back a pledge to label china a currency manipulator, why would i when they're working with us on the north korean problem? >> i think there's a national consensus now, including the chinese and the chinese leadership that this is a situation that just can't continue. >> reporter: national security advisor h.r. mcmaster underscored the importance of china, and dealing with a nuclear armed north korea. >> we're working together, with our allies and partners, and the chinese leadership, to develop a range of options. >> it needs a much stronger state department. >> reporter: senator jack reed, the ranking democrat on the armed services committee, supports the president's softer tone on china and wants more diplomacy. >> so if china can be brought to a point where they are putting pressure constantly on north korea there is an opportunity i think to try to freeze their systems and then roll them back.
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>> reporter: now on monday the annual white house easter egg roll will be attended by more than 21,000 invited guests which is smaller than usual. but trump officials say this is in order to provide a less crowded, more thoughtful experience for attending children. elaine. >> quijano: errol barnett, thanks. president trump said last week that he still wants to repeal and replace the affordable care act before moving on to other priorities but with republican members of congress still struggling to craft a new health care law, president trump will have to decide whether to leave it in its current state or try to hasten its demise. chip reid has more. >> the best thing we can do politically speaking is let obamacare explode, it is exploding right now. >> reporter: that's what president trump said after republicans scrapped their health care bill last month but larry levitt of the kaiser family foundation says the president is wrong. >> there is really no sign that obamacare is exploding on its own.
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>> reporter: levitt says the obamacare exchanges are teetering in some states including tennessee, north carolina, georgia, nebraska and arizona. >> but, by and large, the insurance market is stable under the affordable care act. >> reporter: he concedes though, that that could easily change and the power is in the president's hands. >> there are several big steps the trump administration could take to cause the affordable care act to collapse. >> reporter: for example, they could end cost-sharing payments to insurance companies or stop advertising and other efforts to encourage people to sign up for obamacare. >> if this were stable he wouldn't be able to destroy it. >> reporter: health policy analyst bob leshefsky has a slightly different take. he says obamacare is already in such bad shape it's unsustainable. >> this is holding on by the skin of its teeth in many market places. >> reporter: the white house, he says, doesn't have the luxury of waiting to see what happens. >> they have to decide right now
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if they're going to stabilize this market or contribute to its blowing up because they can do both right now. >> reporter: they really could, they could make it blow up? >> yes, absolutely. >> reporter: both men said that would be catastrophic. >> we could easily see millions of people losing insurance. >> reporter: lashefsky says there is only one way out. >> the republicans have to deal with it. they won the election so the notion they're going to sit back and let it explode and millions of people are going to get hurt is not acceptable. they can't walk away from this. >> reporter: but the president says he may have no choice but to walk away from it. in a recent interview with the "wall street journal," he said that if congress follows through on its threat to stop payments to the insurance companies, obamacare will die immediately. chip reid, cbs news washington. >> quijano: there are more than two-billion christians around the world, about half of whom of catholic. today on easter sunday,
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christians of all denominations, celebrate the resurrection of jesus, according to scripture. here is tony dokopul. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: on christianity's holiest day, pope francis lamented the suffering in the world, condemning the latest vile attack on civilians in syria. but he also promised divine assistance. an unseen hand helping all migrants share bread and hope on their journey. in england, queen elizabeth journeyed to mass in a jaunty hat, while prime minister theresa may said a word for those prevented from worshipping at all. >> we must do more to stand up for the freedom of people of all religions. >> reporter: in egypt, a week after 45 people died in murderous attacks on coptic churches, easter services were held under heightened security. a candlelight ceremony lit up the church of the holy sepulcher in jerusalem, where christians believe jesus was buried and reborn. and in greece, worshipers welcomed easter with fire
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crackers and floating lanterns. >> three, two, one! >> reporter: here in the u.s. there were festive celebrations including an easter egg hunt at portland zoo and a major marshmallow drop near detroit. >> i got a whole bunch of marshmallows. a bag of them. >> reporter: here in new york city's easter parade thousands marched on fifth avenue in the spring weather in their sunday best, elaine, americans were expected to spend $18 billion this holiday, that would be a record. >> happy easter! >> quijano: tony, thanks. a referendum to give turkey's president a tremendous increase in power appears to have narrowly passed today. opposition parties are already disputing the result and calling for a recount. turkey is a key nato ally in the fight against terrorism in syria and iraq. holy williams is in istanbul. >> reporter: well, the constitutional changes would weaken turkey's courts and its lawmakers, and place enormous authority in the hands of just one man, president recep tayyip erdogan.
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he has already been turkey's most powerful man now for 14 years. now, erdogan argued the constitution needed to change to a presidential system to guarantee stability. and that resonated in a country that was rocked by a series of deadly bombings over the last two years, as well as an attempted military coup last july that came close to ousting the president from power. on the other hand, president erdogan's critics say that the constitutional changes removed checks and balances on his power. and even smoothed the path for him to become a dictator. many of those who oppose erdogan here in turkey say he is trying to impose his own conservative islamic views on the country, whereas they believe it should be a western-style democracy. that failed coup last year sparked a mass purge, with erdogan's government arresting not just the renegade military officers behind it but anyone it perceives as an enemy around 50,000 people so far including judges, prosecutors,
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journalists, university professors and doctors. the referendum has been marred by reports of campaigners for a no vote being threatened and harassed. government leaders have equated voting no with supporting terrorism during the campaign. elaine. >> quijano: holly, thanks. coming up, japan addresses an alarming health crisis. employees working themselves to death. working themselves to death. [ music stops suddenly ] ah. when your pain reliever stops working, your whole day stops. awww. try this. for minor arthritis pain, only aleve can stop pain for up to 12 straight hours with just one pill. thank you. ♪ come on everybody. you can't quit, neither should your pain reliever. stay all day strong with 12 hour aleve.
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world, but all of those overtime hours are killing workers. in fact, death by overwork is so common here it has a name, karoshi. satoshi skigawa was a manager at a cement factory. he committed suicide in 2010 after working 109 hours of overtime one month. the government ruled he had been worked to death. i blame myself, his father told us. if he'd been honest with us i would have told him to quit. years later, his father can hardly bring himself to sort through his son's belongings. in 2015 there were more than 2,100 suicides related to work, according to the first ever government survey. 96 died of a heart attack or stroke. and nearly a quarter of companies said employees work more than 80 hours of overtime a month. one company, dentsu, cuts the lights at 10:00 p.m. to encourage employees to go home.
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after 24-year-old matsuri takahashi killed herself and left a trail tweets about her punishing hours. "perhaps death is a much happier option," she wrote. as long as the japanese have this warped idea of what's virtuous, satoshi's father said, "we'll have more karoshi victims." adrianna diaz, cbs news, tokyo. >> quijano: still ahead, 70 years after he broke baseball's color barrier, jackie robinson is honored with a new statue at dodger stadium. dodger stadium. ackie robinson is honored with a new statue at yankee stadium. so when it comes to pain relievers,
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one of my heroes. >> reporter: sculptor branly cadet titled the piece "stealing home, the point of no return," honoring robinson's impact on and off the field. >> i wanted to capture the focus, the courage, the precise timing that's required at that point in time. and i think those qualities are also present in breaking color line. >> reporter: jackie robinson was the first african american player to sign with a major league baseball team, making his debut on april 15th, 1947 at first base for the brooklyn dodgers. >> it had to be a team affair because we don't have any really outstanding players on the ball club. >> reporter: his ten-year mlb career included a world series championship with the dodgers in 1955. seven years later he was inducted into baseball's hall of fame. >> but i want to thank all of the people throughout this country who were so wonderful during those trying days. >> reporter: those trying days were laced with racism and segregation. robinson's career, representing a culture shift for civil rights, significantly influenced
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other black athletes like magic johnson. >> i couldn't be an owner of the dodgers without jackie breaking the color barrier. >> reporter: a piece of history is now in the hands of thousands of fans. >> i'm just proud that jackie robinson is one of ours. >> reporter: former dodgers announcer vin scully explained why the entire league uses april 15th to honor jackie robinson. >> the man who wore it gave them the one thing that no one at the time could ever have done, he gave them equality and he gave them opportunity. >> reporter: mireya villareal, cbs news, los angeles. >> quijano: up next, the pastor who uses the bible and beyonce to reach all generations. >> up next, the bible to reach all generations.
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liturgy, where those who want to come and receive an intellectual and spiritual worship service can do so in a timely manner. >> reporter: and this congregation has grown from what size when you first got here? >> around 2,500 to just north of 7,000 in eight years. >> reporter: the challenge for most churches is attracting young people while maintaining the core older membership. alpha street baptist does both. pastor wesley believes his age, 44, and his lineage, a fourth generation preacher, are keys to his effectiveness. >> i'm raised in the era of hip hop. i respect hip hop. i know '90s language, and within language i can use analogies and metaphors that address all generations. >> in the words of my favorite poet sean carter... for those over 45 that's jay z.
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sean carter argues that a couple dollars shut up our holler. >> reporter: his style and substance has certainly attracted 15-year-old madison welborn. >> he doesn't make you feel bored or laid back. he makes you involved in wanting to be at church and that's something i really do like and find great about pastor wesley. >> reporter: his most well- received sermons mix contemporary topics with biblical message. >> in one sense, i'm outraged. >> reporter: in 2012 he gave a sermon in a hoodie while addressing the trayvon martin shooting. >> when you're hurt, and when you're scared it's hard to hear the voice of god. >> reporter: in 2016 the subject was beyonce's grammy-winning album "lemonade." >> i didn't come to preach beyonce, i came to preach bible.
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and you can't get out of the first book of the bible without being introduced to a brother who's got a ph.d. in lemonade. his name is joseph. >> we knew his preaching was good, what we didn't know at that time how good his teaching was. >> reporter: deacons james garret and patricia wallace led the committee that hired dr. wesley eight years ago. and how many applicants did you get? >> we had 108. >> reporter: 108 applicants? >> yes. >> reporter: but hiring pastor wesley wasn't without his challenges. at first he turned downtown the job. but after realizing he made a mistake, he came to alpha street to personally ask the congregation to reconsider him. >> they gave me a list of things, questions they thought the congregation was going to ask about and after getting up-- in humility, to say i made the mistake, none of those questions
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were asked. not one. and i think that that transparency along with that vulnerability, is what attracts people to be part of the church. whatever you do i'll still be strong. >> reporter: alpha street and pastor wesley have grown together. in 2015, the church donated $1 million to the new african american museum in washington, d.c. in the last two years, it has become the church of choice for the former first family on easter. what are you preparing for this easter? >> i welcome the president at all times, but i also want to welcome that homeless man on the street who maybe on easter sunday is looking just for a family of faith to put their arms around. >> reporter: james brown, cbs news, alexandria, virginia. >> that is the cbs news for this sunday. later on, 60 minutes. i'm elaine quijano. thank you for joining us, happy easter and good night.
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video going viral iv e from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. fall out from a protest in berkeley. the violent video going viral and why police are asking the public for help. >> they stopped eating, the hunger strike underway in san jose. >> first breaking news in the east bay, a fatal fall from a berkeley balcony. i am brian hackney. >> i am juliette goodrich. >> paramedics were called out this morning, south of the cal campus. da lin is there now. >> reporter: it happened at this building past midnight. police say the victim fell from a third story balcony. first responders rushed her to the hospital where she died.
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the victim was from elk grove in the sacramento area. according to her facebook page she was attending university of california at berkeley. a lot of the folks are cal students. >> i think just seeing young people pass away so fast is really heart breaking. you don't see the potential they are going to have. >> it is sad. not something you expect to happen. i am sure it -- >> reporter: berkeley police are investigating why and how she fell from the balcony which they will look to see if drugs and alcohol played a factor in the fall. neighbors around here say they did not hear loud noises or partying before the fall. it is unclear if she was with someone during the incident. police are still looking into that. live in berkeley, da lin, kpix 5. 20 arrests and they plan to make more

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